Cigar lighter



F. W. STRUBING.

CIGAR LIGHTER.

APPLlcATloN FlLED SEPLN, 1920.

Patented m5221922.

Hmmm!! ATTORNEY FRANK W'.

STBUB'ING, OF HARTFORD, WllSCONSllN.

GAR LIGHTER.

carriles.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented May 23, ild

application filed 'September 2'?, i920. Serial No. @2,965

To all whom if may concern.

Be` it known that l, FRANK lV. STRUBING, a citizen of the United States, residing at ltlartiord, in the county oi: 'Washington and State of l/Visconsin, have invented neiv and useful lmprovements infCigar lgightersfof .vhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to igniting means, and more particularly to a cigar lighter ot the electrical type.

@ne ot' the `main objects ot the invention is to provide a cigar lighter ot simple construction and operation which may he produced at small cost. further ohject is to provide a lighter which may he readily connected to the ordinary electric lighting` cir cuit. Another object is to provide a resistance 'forming an igniting 4element which may he readily removed and replaced at small cost. El t'urther object is to provide a primary resistance tor reducing` the current @lowing through the secondary or igniting resistance to such an extent as to prevent in?. jury to the latter, Further objects will appear from the detailed description.

-rFigure it is a plan view., partly section, et a lighter constructed in accordance with my invention. l

Figure 2 is a section taken suhstentially on line 2 2 of Figure 'i the cover members of the hase heing removed.

Figure 3 is a hack view ot' the hase with the cover members removed.

`ldigure l is a section taken substantially on line ot lligure 3 with the cover .members applied.

Figure 5 is a detail side view ot the block.

Figure 6 is a diagrammatic vieiv.

ln constructing the lighter provide a casing/1 having at one end a plug 2 of known type adapted tohe threaded into the usual socket for connecting the device to an elec* tric circuit. A resistance coil 3 et comparatively heavy or thick Wire is mounted within casing l and is connected at one end to one ot the terminals of plug 2. ""he casing is filled With a suitable insulating material e which serves to ellectually insulate the convolutions of the coil from each other and trom casing l. rhis material also serves to enclose the coil so as to prevent entry ot' air about the saine thus Wr'eventoxidizing or the burning ci .he coil when heated. i cord j containing YWires and t7 extendstrom the other end of casing l, one oi' these Wires (Wire 7) being connected to the other end ot' coil 3, and the other wire 6 being connected to the other terminal of plug 2.

rlhe lighting member includes a hase 8 of porcelain or any other suitable electrical insulating material. rllhis hase is provided in one side with a rectangular recess which receives a porcelain block 9 the lateral faces ot which are grooved to receive a relatively thin or ne ivire l0 or" German silver or any other suitable material which is Wrapped aioout the hlock so as to form a resistance element. ln the present torni ot my device, the main resistance coil 3 is formed et .Wire

oi Q5 gauge, the secondari,7 resistance being `termed or" Wire ot 3() gauge. l

Base 8 is provided in its other side with a recess il within which is mounted contact plate 12. resilient contact. arm i8 is )positioned ahfve plate l2 and is normally out ot contact with the same. lhis arm is secured in position hy screw lil upon Which threaded anut l5,this screw forming with ne nut means for connecting ivire i to the arm. EL push hutten 'i6 is secured to the tree end ot am i3 and projects beyond hase this hutton providing means whereby the arm may he readily depressed so as to contact` with plate This arm and the plate llia-ve contacting surfaces of relatively great. and the arm when forced into Contact 9 with the plate produces a wiping etlect thus insuring lclean contact surfaces and reduce arcing to a minimum.

screw l? is passed through one end ot block 9 and through hase 8, this screw receiving a nut 18 threaded thereon and positioned with 'a recess i9 in the opposite side ot the hase. 'lfhis screw and nut provide means Jtor connecting wire G to one end 01"' the resistance memloer 10, the adjacent end ot which is passed beneath head lla ot' the screw so as to he secured thereby. The other end ot rei.

sistance element l0 is passed beneath head 29a ot' a screw 2l which passes through block 8 and plate l2, a suitable nut 22 being threaded upon this screw. The hase is preterahly enclosed by two interiitting casings or niernhers and 2liivhich are a push tit and are preferably, though not necessarily, made of electrical insulating material. lt/lemher is provided with a central open ing to permit insertion oit the end ol a 2 retrasa cigar, and memberI 23 is provided with a central opening to accommodate the push button 16.

ln using the device, a cigar to be lighted is inserted through opening 25 and pressed against resistance member 10, the circuit being closed by pressing button 16. T he cur rent flowing through resistance member 10 quickly heats the same thus lighting the cigar. The main resistance member 3 serves to reduce the current iiowing through meinber 10 to such an extent as to prevent burning out of or injury to this member. This permits the device to be readily connected nto the ordinary lighting system. When the resistance member 10 is injured or burned out, it may be readily replaced by removing block 9 and Winding a length of Wire of the same gauge as that originally employed upon the block, after which the block is replaced, the ends of the resistance coil thus formed being secured by screws 17 and 21 in the manner described The grooves 19a in the lateral faces of block 19 serve to hold the windings of resistance member i() in spaced relation, and also insure that the proper length of wire will. be wound upon the block.

As Will be understood, the sizes of the Wires employed in the resistance members may be varied as circumstances may require, and l do not Wish to be limited to the particular sizes of'wires stated herein. Changes in details oiI the construction and arrangement of the different parts o the device may be resorted to without departing from the field and scope o1? the invention, and. intend to include all such variations, as rali within the scope of the appended claims, in 'this ap plication in which the preferred form ony of my invention is disclosed.

lli/7 hat l. claim 1. in cigar gliter, a base, a bioci o'f insulating material detachably secured in base, a coil of thin Wire Wrapped about said block to form a resistance,and means for connecting said coil into an electric circuit in series.

Z. lin a cigar lighter, a base, a contact plate, a contact arm normally out ot contact with said plate, a block of insulating material, a resistance element carried by said block, means for detachably securing the ends oi said element and for connecting one end thereof to the plate and the other end of the resistance element to one side oi' an electric circuit, and means for connecting said contact arm to the other side ofthe circuit.

3. ln a cigar' lighter, Aa base, a contact plate mounted at one side of the base, a conta t arm normally out of contact with said plate, an insulating block positioned at the other side of the base, a resistance element mounted on said block, a screw passing through the block at one end thereoi and through the base and contact plate, a screw passing through the other end ot the block and through the base, said screws securing the ends oi' the resistance, and nuts threaded on said screws.

.in a cigar lighter, a base, a block de tachably secured in said base and having its lateral faces provided with 'transversely e2;- tending grooves, a resistance element wound about said block in the grooves thereof, and means tor securing the ends oit said resistance element and ttor cdnnecting the same to e of electrical energy.

cigar lighter, a base, a block mounted in aid hase, a resistance menisaid block, and means for bei' wound upa det cr-ieiy seeming the bloeit in the base securing the ends oi the resistance n `-t 1 anni my si siret 

